For the past eleven years, March 1st has been the day we observe Zero Discrimination Day. Being quite vehemently opposed to discrimination, the worst anti-humanist behavior of all time, I must write something about recognizing this day. Observed annually on March 1st since 2014, Zero Discrimination Day started as a campaign launched by UNAIDS, the…

In response to A Reflection On Love, Loss, And What Remains “Dearest Emily, Indeed, it was time for me to move on from our life in Vermont. And you’re right, not all love is meant to stay put in one place forever. I know you haven’t made sense of my departure just yet but watch…

Efficiency has become my number one priority in life. With each passing year, my strictness for efficiency grows. In another article, I plan to explain more in depth my thought process for being more efficient; but here, I want to talk about how I got to this point. Perhaps, my obsession with efficiency is due…

If my life story were to be published as a paperback novel, it would unfold as an epic tale of drama, strife, and an endless struggle to survive. It would unfold as a riveting saga filled with triumphs, heartbreaks, and an uncanny ability to trip over my own feet at the most inopportune moments. Even…

Everyone is cheaping out, copping out, crapping out, and dropping like flies. There’s no motivation towards doing anything productive, since there is no meaningful incentive to do so. The brilliant among us saw our current dilemmas coming within five to ten years, and now here we are. No one will listen, because why bother? We…

As the hours pass into darkness, I find myself obscured by the dark shadows of my clouded past. Certainly, there were silver linings to be enjoyed, but for all the rain that pours down upon me, often I find myself still wanting for a cool refreshing rain. Instead, the raindrops felt like little pins and…

I was taught at many points in my childhood that character determines your fate. The common consensus is that nothing can be truer when it comes to your personal success and happiness. Ultimately, it’s not what you know or even how hard you work that determines your success – it’s who you are. If you…

For years, I wore my heart on my sleeve. It was obvious when I’d have a bad day. It didn’t seem to be worth the energy to even bother to hide how I really felt. But, it made people become quite leery of me. I was a ticking time bomb about to explode. Still, I tried…

“The rest is still unwritten…” – Natasha Bedingfield I can hear the chuckles right now for referencing a Natasha Bedingfield song, perhaps easily her most famous, “Unwritten.” Lest we forget, though, that the future is still, in fact, unwritten. People may believe in Fate or Destiny, but trying to understand the threads that may well…

I feel that there is a certain material grossness to the words that I have written in all times before now. I have never quite comprehended the source of my poetic and lyrical inspirations, and I can’t say that I quite do now, except to say that I seem to be a veritable well of…